BC GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS POSITION ON URANIUM DEVELOPMENT

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BC GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS POSITION ON URANIUM DEVELOPMENT

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2008EMPR0029-000624

April 24, 2008

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS POSITION ON URANIUM DEVELOPMENT

VICTORIA - The Province will not support the exploration and development of uranium in British Columbia and is establishing a "no registration reserve" under the Mineral Tenure Act for uranium and thorium, Minister of State for Mining Kevin Krueger announced today.

"By confirming our position on these radioactive minerals, we are providing certainty and clarity to the mining industry," said Krueger.

"B.C. is an attractive place for mining exploration and investment, and we are committed to fostering a healthy, productive industry."

The "no registration reserve" will ensure any future claims do not include the rights to uranium. Government will also ensure that all uranium deposits will remain undeveloped. These changes support the BC Energy Plan commitment of no nuclear power.

Uranium is present in many areas of the province and can be encountered while exploring for other mineral resources. Therefore, the Province will also amend the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code concerning exploration for minerals where uranium or thorium are incidentally encountered. The amendments are designed to enhance the protection of workers and the public during exploration-related activities. The amendments also ensure that B.C.'s standards for exploration are
consistent with national standards and guidelines.

Today, there is no uranium mining in the province. Development and mining of uranium in Canada is regulated by the federal government through the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The only uranium mines operating in Canada are in Saskatchewan.

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Jake Jacobs
Public Affairs Officer
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
250 952-0628
250 213-6934 (cell)

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...in the belly of the beast!

Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 10:39 AM
Subject: Mayors seek mining moratorium

To: Premier Wall
Legislative Bldg. Regina, SK

FAX: (306) 787-0885

May 2, 2008

Mr. Wall, why aren't you and your government able or willing to follow the lead of BC, and now New Brunswick, and put a stop to uranium mining, and recent talk of a nuclear power plant, in this province?

Surely, the health and safety of Saskatchewan residents, our water, our environment, the future health and safety of your grandchildren and ours, are just as precious as those of other provinces, are they not?

You have the perfect opportunity to do the right thing, Mr. Wall: put a ban on all future uranium mining permits and, before it gets started, stop all this nonsense of a nuclear power plant in Saskatchewan.

Please don't allow insatiable greed to destroy our beautiful province.


Elaine Hughes
Archerwill, SK
(306) 323-4938

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Mayors seek mining moratorium

April 23rd, 2008

http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/s ... cle/275910

The Forum des maires Acadie-Beauséjour in southeastern New Brunswick is asking the province to impose an interim moratorium on delivering permits for uranium mine exploration in the region.

Dieppe mayor and forum president Achille Maillet said several meetings have been held in southeastern N.B. concerning the possible dangers of uranium.

"We want to protect not only our water supply sources but also our beautiful scenery. We have seen pictures of areas where uranium mining has been allowed and we don't want the environment to be destroyed because of uranium mining," he said in a press release.

Companies have been staging aerial explorations to identify possible uranium deposits in the region.

Several explorations have been held in areas such as Kent, Westmorland and Albert counties.

The nine municipalities, which are members of the Mayors' Forum, adopted a resolution to respectively submit to their municipal councils a resolution requesting that the provincial government deny all permit applications for uranium mining in the region.